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Alijah Martin’s emphatic impact for Florida in this Final Four comes after 2023 heartbreaker at FAU

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Alijah Martin never really liked talking too much about his first Final Four experience because of the heartbreaking way it ended with FAU two years ago. Now in what will be the graduate transfer guard’s only season with Florida, he will get to play in the national championship game. He has […]

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Condon and Gators are tall and long but ready for a physical matchup with Houston in the NCAA final

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida’s Alex Condon has already been through the physical battle with Auburn’s Johni Broome and came out the other side battered but victorious. Now come the muscular Houston Cougars in the fight for the national championship in the NCAA Tournament final. It’s time for the Aussie to lean into those skills

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Alex Ovechkin finishes the ‘GR8 Chase’ by breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has broken the NHL goals record held by Wayne Gretzky by scoring the 895th of his career. Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on the power play Sunday at the New York Islanders to pass Gretzky and take sole possession of the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short

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Ken Mack is enjoying his 1st Final Four as CBS’ lead producer for March Madness

Ken Mack usually takes a couple moments before each game he produces to go out and savor the opportunities he has had during 35 years at CBS Sports. Monday night’s walk onto the court of the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, though will be different than the others. Mack will be the lead producer for

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Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal count. Here are other ‘unbreakable’ sports records

Long before Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the NHL goal-scoring record with No. 895 on Sunday, Gretzky moved into the top spot ahead of Gordie Howe by putting the puck in the net for the Los Angeles Kings on March 23, 1994. During the Kings’ regional sports network broadcast that day, an announcer breathlessly

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How Alex Ovechkin became the top goal-scorer in NHL history

Alex Ovechkin became the greatest goal scorer in NHL history because of a never-before-seen combination of a wicked shot, consistency over two decades and remarkable durability that kept him on the ice long enough to break Wayne Gretzky’s record. Ovechkin scored his 895th career goal Sunday against the New York Islanders, passing Gretzky with a

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Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals’ captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored

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Florida makes push all the way to NCAA title game, will face Houston team that pushes others around

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Florida has gone from being picked to finish sixth in the rugged Southeastern Conference to pushing all the way to the final Monday night of the season. Now the Gators face a Houston team that just pushes teams around with its suffocating defense. Big 12 champion Houston and Florida will meet

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South Carolina and UConn meet in another national showdown for women’s NCAA Tournament title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dawn Staley and South Carolina hope to finish off a second straight season with an NCAA championship, which would give the Gamecocks a third title in four years. To do so, they’ll need to beat Paige Bueckers and UConn on Sunday. A victory by Staley’s squad would give her four titles

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